Training

With little patience and persistence, you can train them to do various things such as follow directions, play with the ball, jump, eat food from their hand, and swim through objects. Making the training process easier offer them food to encouragement.

Get to know your betta; you can’t believe but betta might recognize you and be attached to their owner. If you spend some time near your betta they might recognize you, when they see you they start flaring and swimming toward you. Sometimes they observe your movement. Check whether your betta is healthy or not. If your betta is sick or has any disease don’t force her to train. Buy some snacks for betta such as freeze-dried bloodworms. They work like potato chips to betta. When Betta is successful in training reward them with food which encourages betta. Wash your hand before training. Don’t use soap because it contains toxins. Wash hand with soap after training.

Let’s elaborate the teaching techniques:

How to catch betta attention:

Signal to incorporate: Fish’s best response training when they hear a clear signal. They help know when it’s time to look for a target.

First: Teach betta to follow your finger

1. Put your finger on the outside.

Catch the betta's attention via sound and light. If you get desired response reward with food. If they are not responding try to flash on them or touch their fin.

Some bettas bite when you touch them. If Betta notices and follows your command reward them.

2. move your finger and get your fish

Move your finger back and forth across the tank, when the fish do the same as you instructed reward with the fish food. Encourage fish with food. Repeat the procedure when they cannot properly follow your fingertip.

The first step is getting your face to finger, teach them your betta is following your finger's direction. In the starting phase, it’s difficult. Move your finger until they do not follow.

3 Use food as a reward to train your fish quickly.

A trainer knows how to train betta, your fish by using food as encouragement. With practice, your fish learn to follow the finger.

Pellets work like chips for the betta, use pellets instead of regular food, a betta will attract and come toward you.

4. train your betta to flare your command

During the flaring, they look twice in their size. Flaring provides prevention from boredom and is considered as an exercise and promotes a bubble nest. Put a small mirror and pen in the tank. Use the same pen throughout the training session. Once betta flares, place the pen next to a mirror. Repeat the process here or four times. Sometimes betta may be afraid and didn’t move. Once betta comfortable and start flaring remove the mirror and place the pen. Give a reward when he/she is successful.

5. teach your betta to jump

Betta is a natural jumper. To train your betta for jumping. Take one stick and any dried frozen food. Hook the food in the stick. Place the stick above the fish tank. Now try to catch the attention of the betta. If the betta notices the stick move the stick up, for food betta jumps into the water. If they successfully jump reward them with food. This trick performs when you need a lid if they jump.

Fish flare is quite entertaining to watch but difficult to teach. You will need a pen and a mirror with a colored cap. Keep a mirror in front of Betta, near the pen, and let’s see how it displays. When it flares, move the pen each attempt is rewarded with food. It is good exercise for betta.

Whatever you put in the tank whether it’s hand, stick, or food. Also, properly wash and sanitize them. Because these objects may bring bacteria and fungus to the tank which causes the health problem.